A Small Death in Lisbon

His mission: infiltrate the bleak mountains of the north where an insidious battle rages over an element vital to Hitler's blitzkrieg. Get this from a library! [Robert Wilson] -- A Portuguese bank is founded on the back of Nazi wartime deals. A Small Death in Lisbon is a crime novel by Robert Wilson.The novel, set in Portugal, consists of two narratives: one is the contemporary investigation by Inspector José "Zé" Coelho into the death of a young girl, and the other begins in World War II and examines events during German operations in the country. Over half a century later a young girl is murdered in Lisbon. Inspector Ze Coelho and his colleague are first on the scene and begin the investigation by tracking the final days of Catalina's life where they discover her innocence was destroyed by sex, drugs and emotional abuse. He just wrote too many words. This small death in Lisbon is horrific compensation for an even older crime, and Coelho's stubborn pursuit of its truth reveals a tragedy that unites past and present. AUTHOR CONFIDENTIAL Nazi Gold It's been fun to share my love for Portugal with my clients and since not everyone is able to travel, I've decided to create this blog to share my passion with you. A Small Death in Lisbon Robert Wilson Read by Sean Barrett Running time 17hr 12min Isis Audiobooks £21.99. Penzler Pick, August 2000: Winner of the prestigious Gold Dagger Award in the U.K. for the best mystery of 1999, this complex literary thriller may be one of the... Free shipping over $10. 1941. It is a light and quick read that mostly follows a traditional thriller crime plot. Over half a century later a young girl is murdered in Lisbon. Read "A Small Death in Lisbon" by Robert Wilson available from Rakuten Kobo. Sunday, October 22, 2000. The 1974 revolution has left some injustices of Salazar's fascist regime unresolved. Salieri said that Mozart wrote too many notes. Lisbon, 1998: Inspector Zé Coelho is struggling against the closed ranks of his colleagues in the investigation of the brutal murder of a young girl. A small death in Lisbon. The 1974 revolution has left injustices of the old fascist regime unresolved. This eventually joins with the main narrative. 1941. The story begins in the 1990's in Portugal when the body of a teenaged girl is found on a beach brutally murdered. A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson won the 1999 Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel. Some years ago I decided to create my own, small, tours company. Thriller carves a place in the larger historical picture. Robert Wilson's combination of intelligence, suspense, vivid characters, and mesmerizing storytelling richly deserves the international acclaim his novel has received. Wilson is no Mozart. A small death in Lisbon. It begins with Nazis coercing Swabian businessman Klaus Felsen into leaving Berlin to procure wolfram for them (by any means) in Portugal. Get this from a library! "A Small Death in Lisbon" has all of my favorite elements -- interesting and believeable characters, a complex mystery plot, a fascinating setting, and two narratives, one in the past, World War II, and one in the present. Lisbon, 1998: Inspector Zé Coelho is struggling against the closed ranks of his colleagues in the investigation of the brutal murder of a young girl.